Bow for ladies&#39; low-cut shoes, slippers, and the like.



A. MANHEIM ER; BOW FOR LADIES LOW CUT SHOES, SL'I P PE'RS, AND THE LIKE;

APPLICATION PILBI; MW. 8. 191-1. 1,024,517.

- Patented- Apr..30,

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To all whom it may concsm:

.Be it known that 1, Armin Mariner Man, a citizen of the United States, resid-v ing at the city of St. Louis, State of Misall as will hereinafter he described and after souri, have invented a certz-vin new and. usefol Bow for Ladies Lor pors, and

a spear amt Shoes, 5 1

Like, of iv hiethe roller-ring had to the accompany :ng part hereof, in Whicniwre '1 s a perspective View of my new a longitudinal sectional how on the line 2-2, Fig. a trans: sectional View the how era-tie lino 3--3,Fig. 1; i a group showing my new so rai stages of rorniatrcn zis relates a *cersaiza new wrlvl n tn d'i q'wc. w-paitlou a, y mom r. do use Went shoes, shop and. the the olo eet, of my 111? from being to vids an ornamental how rcr :arcles stated which may be readily attached and secured in proper position on the shoe or slipper, which may be easily and economioa-lly manufactured, which is adapted when in use to loo bent or cur ed to conform to and the contourof, andlie smoothly and fiatupon, a front upperpart of t oer, and which will pres EVith 0L invenuoirresides in the novel arrangement and conipmwv tion of the several parts of my new bow,

v ard pointed out inthe claims.

Asshown in the accompanying drawings,

wherein like reference characters ro es to hkeparts throughout the several views, my

Specification of Letters Patent. I Application files November 8, 1911.

, 1, av. Suit-21bit. materlal, such as-sllk, elvet,jor the like, and has awldth substantially equal to, 70

the like 5,

@- of Fig. i. Said body-portion 4 is-thus 85 indicates a preferably Serial N0. 859,175.

proper size as desired and shownparticm larly in view A ofFig'ie. "2 indicates a preferably single piece of any suitable coinpara'tively light flexible metallic material,

such as light wire, which may be easily bent:

and which will, after being so bent, retainits heat shape. This Wire 2 preferably firsthent upon itself to provide two slightly separated strands'and is then secured,'as by means ct thread stitchss or the like v3, sub- 0 slant" ally centrally and longitudinally across one, which I will oalLtherrear, side of said huclaram or stiffening piece 1 with its'ends closely adjacent each other, allas shown particularly in View 'B of Fig. 4. 4 indio'ates what might be called the b0dy-portion of my bow.- Tins body-portion is prefer an elongated vstrip or ribbon of any or slightly greater than, the width of stifiem mgr-piece l and a length apprommately. equal to twicethe length of said stiffeningpiece l se as to completely cover one, the

front, side of said buokrano or stifi'eningpiece 1 and also substantially the other, or rear, side thereof, body-porti0n 4L hein adapted to be folded or wrapped. longitudi-. nally around said buckram-piece 1 and Wire 2 with its endsoclosely adjacentand in substantlally the middle of the rear side of huckramqaiece 1. and to be suitably'securcd thereto, by means of LllIGaCl-StltCll'eS or all as shown particularly in View adapted. to form or provide the side loops or and fl" of the finished. now, which loops, While open laterally and of soft, pliable material, will bo maintained distended or in a smooth, fiatwise condition by said buokram orstiflenihg-piece 1. 6 indicates a preferably elongated rectangular strip of any suitable comparatively strong, heavy, flexible or pliable material, such as leather, hav- I log a length approximately equal to the .95

length of said buckram or stiffening-piece 1 and a Width somewhat less than the width of said. brickram-pioe 1. This leather-strip 6 is first laid lengthwise 'longitudi 13.? across the rear side of sin Patented 3 5, 912.

buckramjz'or stiii ening-pieee l and over the ends of said body-portion 4:, and is then approximately midway between its ends suitably secured thereto, as by means of thread-stitches or the like 7, all as shown particularly in view D of Fig. 4, the free ends 6 and 6" of said strip 6 forming or providing tabs or the like which are adapted, as shown particularly in Fig. 2, to be suitably secured, as by means of thread-stitches or the like 8, to the upper front part of the shoe or slipper and thereby hold the finished bow in proper position.- 9 indicates what might be called the faoing strip or portion of the bow. This portion 9 is preferably a rectangular piece of any suitable material preferably like or similar to the material of body-portion 4 and has any suitable width as desired and a length approximately somewhat greater than twice the width of said buckram or stiffeningpieee-l, this strip 9 being adapted to be folded or wrapped transversely around, and substantially midway between the ends of, said buckram or stiifening-piece l and over body-portion 4 and leather-strip 6, and

to have its ends then suitably secured to-.

gether, as by means of threadstitches or the like 10, on the rear side of saidbuckram or stiifening-piecel and leather-strip 6, all as shown particularly in view E of Fig. 4. This said strip 9 is thus adapted to form or provide the central or vertical loop of the bow, which loop will likewise be maintained distended or in a smooth fiatwise condition by said. buckram or stiffening-piece 1. The bow is now in its finished stage or form, ready to be attached'or fastened, as by means of said tabs (5 and 6 and thread-stitches 8, in proper position on the shoe or slipper, as shown particularly in Fig. 1. After being so secured in position, the bow may now be bent or curved longitudinally, as shown particularly in Fig. 2, to conform to the arched contour of, and to lie flatwise upon, the

' upper front part of the shoe or slipper, said wire 2 being adapted, after the bow is so bent, to maintain or hold the bow in such longitudinally curved or arched form. It will also be noted by referring particularly to Fig. Prlliat, said wire 2 extending lengthwise subslant ally centrally and longitudinally within the bow, the bow may also be transversely convexedly curved to fit the usual convexedly hollow portion of said upper front part of the shoe or slipper. It

will thus be seen that my new bow is adapt-v ed both longitudinally and transversely to conform to the contour of, and. to in all respects lie smoothly and fiatwise upon, the upper front part oi. lhe shoe or slipper to which the same may be attached or secured and that the same, due particularly to said bucli'ran'i or still'eningpiece 1 and'wire 2,

will practically at all times present a neat and attractive appearance. It will also be seen that my new bow is simple in construction and may be easily and cheaply manu' facturedJ I am aware that minor changes in the arrangement and combination of the several parts of my new bow may be made and sub- 'stituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patcut is:

1. An ornamental bow for low-cut shoes, slippers, and the like comprising an elongated substantially rectangular non-metallic substantially midway its ends to said stitfener, and a facing-strip adapted to form the central loop of the bow folded transversely around said body-portion, stifl'ener, metallic strip, and pliable strip and having its ends secured together on the rear .side thereof, said metallicstrip being adapted to be bent longitudinally and to maintain the bow in a longitudinally curved or arched form and said stiffener being adapted to maintain said side and central loops distended; substantially as described.

2. An ornamental bow for low-cut shoes, slippers, and the like comprising an elongated subslantially rectangular piece of buckrani, a single piece of wire bent into two separated strands secured lengthwise longitudinally and substantially centrally across said buckram, a body-portion adapted to form the side loops of the bow folded longitudinally around said buckraln and over said wire and secured at its ends to said buckramsubstantially midway the ends of said buckra'm, a pliable leather strip adapted to provide attaching-tabs for the bow extending longitudinally across one side of said buckram and secured substanliall y midway its ends to said buckram, and a facing-strip adapted to form the central loop of the bow folded transversely and centrally around said body-portion, buckram, wire, and leather strip and having its ends secured together on the rear side thereof, said Wire being adapted to be'bent longitudinally and to maintain the bow in a In testimony whereof, i have signed my longltudmally curved or arched form and name to the speelficat-lon, 1n the presence of sald buckram bemg adapted to manta-111 two subscrlbmg wltnesses.

said side andcentml loops distended and to ABRAHAM MANHETLMER. 5 be transversely curved on opposite sifies of Witnesses: 7 sald wire; substantially as and for the pun RU'm-I PETERSON,

poses described. GEORGE C E QIIBAUM. 

